FQ-42 Vengeance Delivered to Creech Air Force Base
GA-ASI delivers the latest FQ-42 Vengeance to Creech Air Force Base to support continued U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft testing, evaluation and experimentation activities
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GA-ASI delivers the latest FQ-42 Vengeance to Creech Air Force Base to support continued U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft testing, evaluation and experimentation activities
GA-ASI and Hanwha Aerospace have completed historic flight operations from a simulated battlefield in South Korea, proving the Mojave STOL uncrewed aircraft can land and launch from rough terrain
A collaborative flight test paired a manned F-5 Advanced Tiger with an autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft to fuse sensor data, validate open architecture interoperability, and eliminate airborne targets beyond line-of-sight
Combining unmatched range, heavy payload capacity, and lower costs, GA-ASI’s new clean-sheet Wildfire UAS delivers modular autonomy at scale for defense and commercial missions
Supported by Ministry of Defence funding, UK start-up Blakcro has developed portable powered paragliders that enable armed forces to execute stealth airborne insertions without requiring runways or traditional drop aircraft
Curtiss-Wright secured an approximately $14 million contract from Northrop Grumman to supply advanced sensor processing hardware supporting Phase II development of the U.S. Army's Improved Threat Detection System aviation platforms
Volz Servos and Kraus Hamdani Aerospace have deepened their collaboration around the K1000ULE UAS, which uses four DA 15-N.ISS actuators, while a modified servo version is being discussed to simplify integration into KHA’s production process
Following rigorous field evaluations in Alabama, the US Army has selected small uncrewed aerial systems from five commercial vendors, including Vantage Robotics, to advance to manufacturing readiness assessments for short range platoon reconnaissance
Palladyne AI and Orkid Tech have partnered to integrate collaborative autonomy software onto vertical take-off fixed-wing drones, bringing real-time decision-making and multi-aircraft swarming capabilities to defense and commercial operators
Sky-Watch recently unveiled an in-house AI sensor suite for unmanned aircraft systems designed to accelerate operational capabilities, deliver advanced situational awareness, and strengthen NATO-based supply chain resilience
ParaZero Technologies has secured an initial order for its DefendAir Net Pods from a premier European defense manufacturer, expanding net-based physical interception capabilities within broader next-generation autonomous counter-UAS system architectures
A new non-explosive C-UAS configuration from ParaZero Technologies and Axon Vision combines AI threat analysis with autonomous net capturing to safeguard critical infrastructure assets and sensitive environments from unauthorized aerial threats